[Chords]
Cm/G: xx5043
Bmadd#5/F#: xx4002
C/E: xx2010
F#add4/C#: x4430x
G/D: x5500x
Bm9: x24222
Asus2/C#: 977900 / x42200
Asus2/F#: x97900 / xx4200
Asus2/E: x77900 / xx2200
Dmaj7sus2: xx0220 / x57655
[Fingerpicking patterns]
e|--------x-------x---|
B|----x-------x-------|
G|------x-------x-----| Intro
D|--x-------x---------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|------x-------x-----|
G|--------x-------x---| Verse
D|----x---------------|
A|--x---------x-------|
E|--------------------|
[Intro]
Cm/G Bmadd#5/F#
In this camp there's one who delights me
Cm/G Bmadd#5/F#
Brings me afternoon tea then she leaves me
C/E Bmadd#5/F#
When they're climbing over the sea
C/E
She helps to keep our strength complete
[Interlude]
G Asus2 A A7sus4 Bm
[Verse 1]
F#add4/C# G/D
But I'd rather stay
F#add4/C# G/D Bm Bm9 Bm
'Cause the north is too far away
[Chorus]
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
I wanted to marry Babette
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
And the willows and the lime-trees
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
Bm
Unconquered sea
[Interlude]
Bm
[Verse 2]
F#add4/C# G/D
There's the horn call
F#add4/C# G/D Bm Bm9 Bm
Put your boots and courage on and run
[Chorus]
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
I wanted to marry Babette
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
And the willows and the lime-trees
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
Bm
Unconquered sea
[Solo 1]
N.C.
[Bridge]
Bm
I'm counting up all the lovely years
C#7
Since I had stepped inside
Bm C#7
With the others in this lonely field who I fought beside
A
They mustn't mind
Bm
They must let me go to find
C#7 D
A site for my retire
A
Will this war
Bm
Capture your heart or more
C#7
And carry
Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2
You down the shore
Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2
Oooh
Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2
Oooh
Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2
Oooh
[Solo 2]
Dmaj7 E F#m G
Bm A G Bm
[Verse 3]
F#add4/C# G/D Bm Bm9 Bm
Cause the north is too far away
[Chorus]
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
I wanted to marry Babette
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
And the willows and the lime-trees
Asus2/E Asus2/C# G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
G Asus2/C# Asus2/F#
And the willows and the lime-trees
Asus2/E Asus2/C# Gmaj7
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea, ahhh
[Outro]
Bm
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SIMPLIFIED VERSION:
[Intro]
Cm Bm
In this camp there's one who delights me
Cm Bm
Brings me afternoon tea then she leaves me
C Bm
When they're climbing over the sea
C G
She helps to keep our strength complete
[Interlude]
Asus2 A Asus4 Bm
[Verse 1]
F# Gmaj7
But I'd rather stay
F# Gmaj7 Bm
'Cause the north is too far away
[Chorus]
G A
I wanted to marry Babette
G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G A
And the willows and the lime-trees
G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
Bm
Unconquered sea
[Interlude]
Bm
[Verse 2]
F# Gmaj7
There's the horn call
F# Gmaj7 Bm
Put your boots and courage on and run
[Chorus]
G A
I wanted to marry Babette
G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G A
And the willows and the lime-trees
G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
Bm
Unconquered sea
[Solo 1]
N.C.
[Bridge]
Bm
I'm counting up all the lovely years
C#7
Since I had stepped inside
Bm C#7
With the others in this lonely field who I fought beside
A
They mustn't mind
Bm
They must let me go to find
C#7 D
A site for my retire
A
Will this war
Bm
Capture your heart or more
C#7
And carry
Dmaj7
You down the shore
Dmaj7
Oooh
Dmaj7
Oooh
Dmaj7
Oooh
[Solo 2]
Dmaj7 E F#m G
Bm A G Bm
[Verse 3]
F# Gmaj Bm
Cause the north is too far away
[Chorus]
G A
I wanted to marry Babette
G A
And the weapons on my shoulders I'd throw into seaweed banks
G A
And the willows and the lime-trees
G
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea
G A
And the willows and the lime-trees
Gmaj7
were gathered there for us
A6
Above the unconquered sea, ahhh
[Outro]
Bm